5th April 2021

Sunrise          06:41        Sunset        20:09

 A brightish start to the day but with a Northerly wind that was extremely cold. I finished the last 4 Pelargoniums, thank goodness. 

SP Reniforme
SP Reniforme
Pelargonium Cuttings, various
SP Sidoides, African Pelargonium

I have decided to turn the area outside the raspberry cage into a Chrysanthemum garden, it will be an L shaped development and I will do it as a no dig experiment. To start this off I took out the lawnmower and cut the area as short as I could. 

After the grass cutting
Ready for no dig Chrysanthemum beds
This last years bed will be extended
A wide view showing the whole area.

It was extremely cold, so after this I decided to go into the potting shed and finish the remainder of the Chrysanthemum stools. I started on the few Pot Black stools, a dark red Chrysanthemum. A good day in the garden. 

We have had some small flurries of snow today.

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